Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the worlds money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Are you ready to shape the future of payments in Latin America, Middle East & Africa and beyond?

Were seeking a strategic and experienced Head of Regional Payment Operations to lead our teams across Latin American and Middle East & African corridors. Youll play a key leadership role within our global Payment Operations group, directly managing senior function leads and indirectly overseeing over 40+ professionals, across multiple locations.

This role is perfect for someone with deep knowledge of  payment systems, and a passion for automation, compliance, and operational scalability. Youll work alongside Product, Engineering, Banking, Treasury, and other critical stakeholders to ensure we deliver seamless payment services to customers across the world.

What Youll Do:

Build, lead and grow high-performing payment operations teams

Ensure compliance and SLA excellence across multiple currencies and schemes

Drive efficiency and scalability through AI, automation, and process transformation

Partner cross-functionally to scale our payments infrastructure

Must have

5+ years total in payments or ops leadership roles in a global environment

Domain knowledge of payment schemes

Experience scaling ops orgs via automation and AI

Strong compliance and risk management awareness

Background in financial services (FinTech, PSPs, banks)

Exceptional written/oral communication in Portuguese and English

Excellent cross-functional stakeholder communication

Nice-to-Have

Product background or experience launching payment products

AI/ML or automation tools experience in ops

Technical understanding of APIs or system architecture

Led international teams or expansion projects

Benefits

•  RSUs in a rapidly growing company
   An annual self-development budget
   Health and dental allowance for you and your dependents - CarePlus (Master I)
   Company-paid: Life Insurance, and an EAP program
   Paid time off: 30 days vacation + 3 Me days + 1 volunteer day, annually
   A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years
  8-weeks of paid parental leave, after a year with us and child care assistance
  Transportation vouchers
  Meal (708 BRL per month) and food (1,166 BRL per month) vouchers
   TotalPass access to 3,500 gyms and studios throughout Brazil

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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